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More rainfall headed for flooded Colorado

Clear skies allowed for more evacuations and rescues in flood-devastated Colorado Friday, but the forecast through Sunday called for more heavy rain.

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Updated: 7:18 PM PDT Sep 13, 2013

More rainfall headed for flooded Colorado

Clear skies allowed for more evacuations and rescues in flood-devastated Colorado Friday, but the forecast through Sunday called for more heavy rain.

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Updated: 7:18 PM PDT Sep 13, 2013

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WEBVTT AUTHORITIES INCOLORADO SAY THEDEATH TOLL FROMFLOODING HAS RISEN TOFOUR PEOPLE ....WHILE SEARCH ANDRESUCE EFFORTSCONTINUE...A BREAK IN THEWEATHER TODAY HASGIVEN CREWS INCOLORADO TIME TOBEGIN ASSESSINGDAMAGE AND PLANNINGTHE CLEANUP.ACTION NEWSREPORTER LEANNEGREGG HAS THESTORY.###WITH RAIN FINALLYSUBSIDING, HELP AGAINTODAY FROM THENATIONAL GUARD.MILITARY PERSONNELDELIVERED BADLYNEEDED SUPPLIES, ANDRESCUED RESIDENTS INLYONSCOLORADO...ISOLATEDFROM FLOODWATERS."I'm just really thankfulto be here right now, Ididn't know last night, itwas pretty scary.""One step at a time.I've got a lot of faith. AndI'm a builder so it doesn'tscare me too bad. Wejust have to wait untilthe water subsides."HOLLI STETSON SAYS HER81 YEAR OLD FATHER HASBEEN MISSING SINCEEARLY THURSDAY AMONGMORE THAN A DOZENPEOPLE STILLUNACCOUNTED FOR."He was a boy scoutleader for many, manyyears. He knows what todo if he got stuck in thehouse and we are justputting our faith in that."ACROSS COLORADOHUNDREDS OF ROADSAND BRIDGES AREDAMAGED ORDESTROYED...AND MANYAREAS STILLUNDERWATER, LIKE INESTES PARK, WHERE APOND FROM FLASHFLOODING NOW COVERSWHAT WAS A POPULARAMUSEMENT PARK.SWOLLEN RIVERS ANDSTREAMS ALONG WITHSATURATED SOIL, ARECONTRIBUTING TOCLOSURES OF MAJORHIGHWAYS AND DOZENSOF ROADS."We are not out of thewoods yet. we are still ina critical condition andthat's something peopleneed to keep in mind."ACROSS COLORADO,PEOPLE ARE ASSESSINGTHE DAMAGE, LIKE CRAIGENGLEHORN WHOSEDISTILLERY BUSINESS WASAMONG THOSE IN LYONSUNDERWATER.."I know there is a lot ofdamage. as much as I ambummed about mybusiness, we just suck itup and move on maybe

More rainfall headed for flooded Colorado

Clear skies allowed for more evacuations and rescues in flood-devastated Colorado Friday, but the forecast through Sunday called for more heavy rain.